Yearly Archives: 2021
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New Zealand strait crossed for first time by electric plane
As he made history by becoming the first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane, Gary Freedman thought it only fitting ... -
China Daily | A mission for scientists, not spooks
Investigations into the origins of viruses are a complicated scientific issue, and often take years or even decades to complete. Thus US President Joe Biden’s ... -
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 – edition no. 3886
* Multiple Realities — Konstantin Bessmertny’s ongoing exhibition showcases a ‘voyage’ to an artist’s different realities * Another slump | Casinos saw its worst month of ... -
Aquaculture vaccine project wins ‘928 Challenge’ startup competition
A start-up project aiming to produce probiotic vaccines for aquaculture was the grand winner at the final of the first competition for university start-ups between Portuguese-speaking ... -
Merchandise import stood at MOP12b
Macau’s total merchandise import went up by 13.3% year-on-year to 12 billion patacas in September 2021, while total merchandise export amounted to 981 million patacas, up ... -
Unemployment rate of local residents at 3.9%
The general unemployment rate for July to September was 2.9% and the unemployment rate of local residents was 3.9%, according to data from the Statistics and ... -
Trade Union law public consultation proposes restrictions on several sectors
The government has finally launched a public consultation on the proposal to establish a Trade Union law in Macau. The public consultation document, presented on Saturday ... -
Foreign nationals with BioNtech vaccine eligible for Chinese visa
Foreign non-resident workers in the Macau SAR who have been inoculated with the BioNtech vaccine are now eligible to apply for a visa for the mainland. ... -
Civil servants want a day off to vaccinate
Civil servants are calling for an extra day off work to vaccinate against Covid-19, the Macau Civil Servants Federation (MCSF) said, citing the conclusion of a ... -
Briefs | CE to deliver Policy Address on November 16
Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng will deliver the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2022 at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on November 16. The ... -
Report: Mandatory provident fund only feasible in 2026
The SAR is recommended to institute a three-year observation period due to the impact of Covid-19 on Macau’s economy, and implement the Mandatory Central Provident Fund ... -
38 suicide cases recorded Q1 to Q3
Macau has recorded a total of 38 suicides between January and September this year, a decrease of 30.9% compared to the previous year according to data ... -
Ceiling collapses at Galaxy Phase 3, injuring five
A ceiling structure has collapsed at Galaxy Macau Phase 3 construction site, injuring five workers. The accident occurred at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 30. A ... -
Blinken raised concerns about Taiwan with China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as part of the Group of 20 summit yesterday — an outreach designed ... -
Gov’t tightens control over company data with transfer rules
Companies in China would need government approval to transfer important data abroad under proposed rules announced Friday that would tighten Beijing’s control over information and might ... -
Evergrande | Troubled Chinese developer makes delayed bond payment
A troubled Chinese developer whose struggle to avoid a multibillion-dollar debt default has rattled global financial markets made an overdue $45.2 million payment on a bond ... -
Japan votes in national election, first key test for Kishida
Japanese voters casted ballots in national elections yesterday, a first big test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to determine if he has a large enough mandate ... -
Myanmar | Court gives Suu Kyi confidante 20-year prison term
A court in Myanmar found a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of treason and sentenced him Friday to 20 years in ... -
This day in history | 1986 Chemical spill turns Rhine red
There has been a catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basel, Switzerland, sending tons of toxic chemicals into the nearby river Rhine and turning it ... -
US intel doesn’t expect to determine origins of Covid-19
Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, intelligence agencies won’t be able to conclude whether COVID-19 spread by animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab, officials said Friday in ... -
G-20 | Leaders turn to climate change on last day of summit
Leaders of the world’s biggest economies takcled climate change yesterday, the final day of a weekend summit in Rome that is widely expected to set the ... -
Premier League | Liverpool held 2-2 by Brighton
Brighton came the closest of any opponent in six months to ending Liverpool’s 24-match unbeaten run by recovering from two goals down to draw 2-2 in ... -
The Buzz | G20: US, European allies warn of Iran’s ‘provocative’ nuke steps
President Joe Biden said Saturday that nuclear talks with Iran would resume as he and European leaders warned Tehran that “accelerated” and “provocative nuclear steps” ... -
G20 | US, EU reach agreement to settle rift over Trump-era tariffs
The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House announced Saturday, as ... -
World Views | Why taxing US billionaires’ wealth – as Biden tried to do – will never work
The speed with which a tax on billionaires came and went as a means to pay for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda shows why it’s so ... -
Monday, November 1, 2021 – edition no. 3885
* Pensions, pensions — The SAR is recommended to implement a Mandatory Central Provident Fund System in 2026 or 2028, the latest * Trade union law ... -
André Cheong: China’s UN seat crucial to Macau’s handover
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) seat at the UN was crucial to the change of sovereignty in both Macau and Hong Kong, André Cheong, Secretary ... -
Briefs | Emperor Cinema to make Macau debut on Monday
Emperor Cinemas is coming to Lisboeta Macau next Monday, the cinema firm has announced on its social media page. Further announcements are expected to be made ... -
PSP denies rumors of forced vaccination of officers
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has denied rumors claiming that police officers were being forcibly vaccinated against Covid-19. Ma Chio Hong, representative of PSP issued ... -
Q3 hotel occupancy rate at 51%
In the first three quarters of 2021, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms was 50.6%, up by 27.8 percentage points year-on-year, according to data from ... -
Second sector-specific Five-year Plan consultation session focused on tourism
Cultural tourism was the focus of a recent sector-specific consultation session on the government’s 2nd Five-year Plan on the city, the Policy Study and Regional Development ... -
Lusofonia Festival to be integrated into ‘Encounter in Macau’
The 24th Lusofonia Festival will be held between December 10 and 12 this year, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) confirmed yesterday. The festival will be integrated ... -
Crime | TUI rejects appeal from two defendants in ‘Hotel Lisboa’ prostitution case
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has rejected the appeals made by two out of the three defendants in the exploitation of prostitution case also known ... -
Nearly all schools equipped with lockers, drinking fountains
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has announced that almost 96% of local schools have installed lockers, and 97% have installed drinking fountains, in the ... -
Economic diversification | Melco contributes to the sustainable development of local enterprises
Melco Resorts & Entertainment sees supporting local Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as an integral part of its business strategy. Their approach aims to identify and ...
